Winter sports’ coaches and team captains reflect upon their seasons

Record: 18-0   Malick Mbengue, world languages faculty:  Challenges: “The beginning of the season was a challenge. We were starting off the season with all the club players not being there, so we were short on numbers. We had two or three games without any of the club soccer players. Also, the rescheduling of games added stress. We weren’t sure if some of the games were even going to happe...

Record: 4-7-2  Esteban Vasquez, world languages faculty:  Challenges: “At first, the transition between the fall and winter sports seasons was a challenge, especially with the athletes from cross country because they did so well and we needed them. Another challenge, I felt, was finding our groove […]. Everyone seems to know what to do now and they have a better understanding of the gam...

Record: 5-11  Ronnie Alvarado, head VWS basketball coach:  Challenges: “Due to the nature of our competitive league we had to find ways to adapt and build solid fundamentals that enabled us to still progress even through stiff competition. Navigating this year still in the wake of COVID has also been a hardship that has taxed athletes mentally and physically. This was also a great learni...

Record: 6-10  Michael Dunford, head WSC basketball coach:  Challenges: “There were many challenges that faced the WSC Basketball team, including COVID, game cancellations, and not having the ability to play in front of our home fans throughout the majority of the season. However, there was one game when the crowd was there. They really made us feel at home. It made a difference.”   S...

Michael Szanyi, humanities faculty:  Challenges: “The biggest challenges were moving the show to an outside location and having to consider the weather and the elements in the final production of the show. But there were other fun creative challenges as well — as how to use such diverse music from our alumni and how to incorporate important Webb elements without it feeling silly or cheesy. ...

Geoff Owers, mathematics department faculty:  Challenges: “We had wanted to utilize the pool in the mornings and after school more, because several of our triathletes really like to swim. We couldn't always get lifeguards for the pool, but we swam on the days when we were able to. We got creative with our workouts and did a lot of relays, where one person would swim before tagging off to a p...

Record: 3-11 Coach Rachel Lewin: Challenges: “As a coaching staff, it was very important for us to teach the athletes the game, but also to implement fun elements into practices and games. So even though learning all of the rules, skill sets, and the general idea of the game was challenging at times, we had fun doing it.  Successes: “Therefore, I think one of the biggest successes of...